The Minister of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza, announced the beginning of the recovery process of the Bahía de Luperón, with the removal of 26 stranded and abandoned boats, as part of an effort to revalue this important area and national park with the aim to protect its marine ecosystem and restore its tourist splendour and ecological balance.
Bahía de Luperón is located in the municipality of the same name in the province of Puerto Plata, to the north of the Dominican Republic, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, highlighted by the beautiful Playa Grande,
The bay consists in a large enclosed mangrove situated in a point where the Central Cordillera converts this inlet into a natural refuge against storms and hurricanes guaranteeing the safety of the boats anchored there.
The beauty of this bay is impressive, it receives the greatest number of sailing yachts in the Caribbean and is considered an important base of global sailing.
This initiative is part of the provision of Law 64 - 00 on the Environmental and Natural Resources, which regulates the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of the natural environment in the Caribbean island.
The Minister of Presidency reported that the operation is carried out by the ARD, the Navy of the Dominican Republic in coordination with the Ministry of the Environment with the aim to restore the ecological balance and return the tourist attraction to this natural reserve.
Through a messeage via the social network X, the Minister said that these actions have the purpose ensure that the experience of visitors is comparable to that of other tourist destinations, and this effort seeks to attract a constant flow of visitors, balancing the number and density of activities in the area.